My martial arts rely on solving cases

Chapter 272 The Crow's Mouth Is Too Effective

"What does that man in black look like?"

"Square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a short beard and a black mole on the chin."

"Come here, come to the pen and ink."

According to Ye Zhiqiu's dictation, Su Qing began to draw the appearance of the man in black robe.Drawing portraits through descriptions has never been done before, so it should not be difficult in Su Qing's imagination.

What's more, Su Qing dare not speak in other fields, but she is quite stubborn in the field of painting.

But I didn't realize how tortured it was until I painted it.

According to other people's dictation, the faces drawn by my own imagination are very different, and I have revised and corrected them hundreds of times. From night to dawn, I can barely draw a portrait of a character that Ye Zhiqiu thinks is [-]% or [-]% similar.

This is not only a test of Su Qing's painting skills, but also a test of patience.If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't hold back her face, Su Qing would have thrown away her pen a long time ago, and I would have stopped painting.

Also starting today, Su Qing secretly swore in her heart that she would never listen to dictated portraits in the future.I don’t know how the portrait police in the TV series can bear it.

The sky is clear and the autumn air is crisp.

Although there was a murder case in Fengqi County, Su Qing did not put aside the original mission of coming to Fengqi County.Taking advantage of the rare good weather, Su Qing asked Zhang Dacheng to take out the ledger to check the collection of land tax this year.

Inside the county government office, in Zhang Dacheng's study, Su Qing flipped through the ledger quickly, while Zhang Dacheng stood quietly beside Su Qing, not daring to vent his breath.

Feeling Zhang Dacheng's restraint, Su Qing raised her head with a gentle smile on her face, "Master Zhang, please sit down, don't be so nervous.

I like to get along with people casually, as long as Mr. Zhang does his job well, I would like you to tell me some harmless jokes. "

Zhang Dacheng was sitting upright, but he thought in his heart, you said that, but if I really want to be with you, I can't guarantee that I will leave you with a bad impression of Meng Lang.

As for checking the books?Zhang Dacheng sneered in his heart.It's just for show, I'm afraid I didn't even see the entry clearly after flipping through it so quickly?
"The lower officials know that they are dull, and they are deeply ashamed that they have failed to improve the lives of the people under their rule for ten years as the parents and officials of Fengqi County.

The lower officials can only do their due diligence diligently, so that they can't bear the grace of heaven and shame the people.Fortunately, in the past ten years, Fengqi County has generally been in good weather, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful. Although the people are suffering, they can have enough food and clothing. "

Then, Su Qing asked Zhang Dacheng about the people's livelihood in Fengqi County, the industrial structure of Fengqi County, the branches of the people, the per capita income and disposable property of the people, etc.

Even in the rich counties in the south of the Yangtze River, the people's lives are still above the food and clothing line.There is a bumper harvest this year, and it's just to make sure you don't go hungry.

Even if Lingxi Mansion is like this, one can imagine the life of the people in other relatively poor places.

Su Qing flipped through the ledger very quickly, and after a while, she reached the last page of the ledger.At the end, the calculation in Su Qing's mind has been completed.

"Not bad, the error is less than two thousand taels of silver, which is within the acceptable range of my senses."

Su Qing was just a light sentence, but it sounded like a thunderbolt to Zhang Dacheng's ears.

Because this number is exactly the same as that calculated by Zhang Dacheng himself.

Two thousand taels, this number seems to be a lot, but compared to the one-county tax in units of [-], this number is so small that it can be ignored.

With so much money being transferred to the account every year, there will definitely be people with unscrupulous intentions who will take the opportunity to reach out.Some places are ruthless, directly scraping off [-] to [-]%, it is very rare for Zhang Dacheng to make the error only about [-]%.

But to Zhang Dacheng at this moment, Su Qing's words were like a heavy hammer hitting his chest.Even if what Su Qing said is good, it seems to be a compliment.

The error in the account book was actually spotted by Su Qing, and it would be fatal if it was found out.

As far as the officialdom is concerned, even if there is an error of [-] to [-]%, it is fine if it is not found out.It was found out, even if it was only ten taels of silver, there was an error.

So the moment she heard Su Qing's words, her grown-up face suddenly turned pale.

Moreover, what puzzled Zhang Dacheng was how could Su Qing calculate an error of two thousand taels of silver so quickly?There are tens of thousands of entry and exit items in such a thick stack of ledgers. Even with an abacus, she can't figure it out in a few days. Even if it's over?
It's exactly the same!

The more he thought about it, the more Zhang Dacheng felt frightened and his hands and feet were cold.

"Your Excellency... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Seeing Zhang Dacheng trembling with fright, Su Qing put on a gentle smile on her face.

"This officer never speaks in a negative way. What I say is good, but it is really good. It is much better than the other three counties that this officer inspects.

Of course, the official's explanation of these two thousand taels is also a bit of your intention.Two thousand taels is small, but it can also be very large.It should be known that the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant nest. Today it is two thousand taels, and next year it may be five thousand taels to ten thousand taels. "

"Yes, yes! I will keep it in mind, I will keep it in mind." Zhang Dacheng said while wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Fengqi County is the granary of Lingxi Mansion. Fengqi is abundant, but Lingxi is worry-free. How many granaries are there now?"

"There are twelve granaries in Fengqi, and each one has [-] to [-] granaries. Even if Fengqi County doesn't have a grain of rice, it can still feed the people of the whole county for ten days."

"Take me to the granary tomorrow to have a look."

"Yes! My lord, it's late at night, why don't you stay at the county government office tonight?"

"No, I'd better live in the post station. To tell you the truth, the post station is much more dignified than your county government. Hahaha..."

Zhang Dacheng wiped his sweat and watched Su Qing go out laughing, with a smile on her face.After Su Qing went out, Zhang Dacheng showed a serious expression on his face.

"Notify the county magistrate that Mr. Su will inspect the granary tomorrow, and ask someone to clean the granary, so that the people at the granary are tight-knit, and don't let Mr. Su see a sloppy look."

"Yes!"

The main function of the government granary is military grain and grass. Wherever there is a rebellion or a war is needed, the imperial court can immediately transfer enough grain and grass from granaries in various places.Of course, if there is a disaster somewhere, the granary also plays the role of emergency relief.

However, the disaster relief transfer is only a temporary secondment, and the seconded food has to be returned afterwards.

The late autumn night is really comfortable.Unlike the still scorching heat during the day, the temperature at night is very cool and comfortable.In such a climate, if you don't have some barbecue wine on an autumn night, you are worthy of the beauty of this beautiful day.

There are ten good days in the world, and autumn night has seven.

The moon is bright and the stars are thin, Su Qing and the six get together to eat, drink and have fun.

"Finally I ate the roast leg of lamb. Before I could eat the roast leg of lamb last time, the troupe caught fire over there. When I came back, the leg of lamb was charred. I regretted it for a long time." Xue Chonglou looked greedy. Xiang smiled.

"Then you have to be careful, don't catch fire again tonight, and you won't be able to eat the leg of lamb." Xiaoya said casually while eating the roasted gluten in her hand.

"Xiaoya, don't be crowed." Su Qing knocked Xiaoya on the head and shouted.

"People are talking nonsense... as the saying goes, autumn is high and the sky is dry." Xiaoya covered her head aggrievedly, puffed her cheeks and murmured.

"It will definitely not happen today." Xue Chonglou subconsciously stretched his neck and looked around while speaking.

Suddenly, Xue Chonglou's face changed slightly, "My lord, is there something wrong with my eyes? Why do I feel that the night is so red?"

Su Qing's face turned cold instantly, and her figure flashed and she was already standing on the eaves.

Looking up, the sky to the east was glowing red.Because the distance was too far, Su Qing could only see red in the sky.But red light in the dark is definitely not a good thing.In this day and age, ninety-nine percent is fire.

But what kind of fire would be able to dye a ray of sky in the distant sky red?
Su Qing didn't dare to hesitate, she jumped towards the fire and galloped away.

Xue Chonglou and Zhan Zhao looked at each other blankly, turned their heads at the same time, glanced at Xiaoya who quietly put down Xue Chonglou's leg of lamb in the courtyard, and jumped to chase after Su Qing who was in the distance.

To the east of Fengqi County, less than three miles away from the county government is the location of Fengqi County's granary.As a major grain-producing county, Fengqi County ranks second in the scale of granaries in Lingxi Prefecture.

But at this moment, the huge granary that should have been the pride of Fengqi County was engulfed by raging fire.There are twelve granaries connected together, with a total of [-] granaries.But now, all of them were engulfed in raging fire.

Seven hundred granaries, like seven hundred bonfires, turned night into day.Looking down from a high position, it seems that the stars have fallen into the world.

The officers and soldiers guarding the granary gathered together supporting each other, looking blankly at the granary engulfed by the flames. Everyone had two words written on their faces, despair!

Su Qing stood quietly on the top of a big tree in the distance, there was no need to make a move.There are more than [-] torches, and the food inside will definitely not be saved after being burned like this.

But the question is, how did more than [-] granaries be burned at the same time?Even if they ignite one by one, would it take an hour or two before and after?If the distance between the front and the back is so long, it should have been discovered long ago.

But Su Qing roughly glanced and smiled. The fire in the granary was almost the same, and the time when it was ignited was almost the same.To achieve this step, at least dozens of hundreds of people set fire together. With such a big move, is the granary defense blind?
If the granary guards and the people who set the fire are in the same boat, why are there so many granary guards here?The granary caught fire, and the guards of the granary were immediately held accountable.

Beheading is the lightest.

"what--"

Suddenly, there was a shrill scream, and a fast horse galloped from the night. After rushing into the granary, before the horse stopped, the man turned over from the horse and fell off.

It was Mr. Zhang Dacheng who was only wearing a white shirt.

Looking at the hundreds of granaries engulfed in flames, Zhang Dacheng's eyes suddenly went dark, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

"My lord!" The subordinates hurriedly stepped forward to help him nervously, but they were pushed away by Zhang Dacheng.

"Grannary... [-] granaries... Where's Xu Yong? Tell Xu Yong to come see me, Xu Yong—"

"Master Zhang... the commander rushed in to put out the fire, and he was already burned to death." Among the seven or eight garrison troops gathered together, one said in a trembling voice.

"Burn to death? Where's the deputy commander, Xu Da?"

"Also burnt to death..."

Zhang Dacheng suddenly became angry, and then rushed to the group of people with a dark face and anger.

"Why didn't you put out the fire?"

"My lord, I saved it, but I can't save it! The seven hundred granaries burned almost at the same time, and the two hundred brothers put out the fire, but the fire was so green that it couldn't be put out no matter what.

Brothers fell one after another, and we tried our best to save even one granary.There are only a few of us left. "

After hearing this, Zhang Dacheng opened his mouth and was a little speechless.

The seven or eight garrison soldiers in front of them were also miserable. All their faces were blackened, and many of them were covered with blood blisters.

"What's going on? How could there be a fire?"

(End of this chapter)